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chuckwendig.bsky.social
With the warming of spring it’s time to break out the macro lens. Here is what I believe is an early sawfly on broomsedge bluestem.
An insect stands perched on a length of dry brown broomsedge bluestem grass. The insect is a wasp-ish looking thing — gilded in a metallic evening blue. A sawfly, I believe. The grass and lighting comes together with the color of melting creamsicle. The bug is pretty chill. Maybe he’s on THE WEED. Get it. Because it’s a weed. Except this is a bad joke because it’s not a weed at all. Broomsedge bluestem, which sounds like a hobbit name, is native, so not weedy or invasive. Well, shit. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig
March 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
lauracreature.bsky.social
library mini meadow report: anole in fall duds, cardinal jumper, & pretty colors in my broomsedge
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
lauracreature.bsky.social
December morning light through the library mini meadow broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus) ✨
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
mjlinde.bsky.social
#MinimalMonday
#minimalism
#broomsedge
#botany
#naturephotography

📸 Carol Spicuzza @spicuzza-art.bsky.social
Broomsedge shot against a black background. A native, warm-season perennial bunchgrass from the eastern U.S.
March 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
hungryhookfarm.bsky.social
Broomsedge bluestem #andropogonvirginicus has moved in after a forest canopy disturbance at Susquehanna Riverlands State Park. Don't tell Little bluestem, but I think Broomsedge bluestem is more attractive in the winter.
#nativeplants #panativeplants #nativegrasses
Wintertime culm of Broomsedge bluestem with golden foliage and fluffy seeds.
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
meristemgrows.bsky.social
I love this point in the year when the Taxodium distichum (bald cypress) and the Andropogon virginicus (broomsedge) that is increasing in the orchard #garden beds are both a play on the color orange.

#gardenfeed #nativeplants 🌱
December 15, 2024 at 4:12 AM
jlp.systems
The native Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge bluestem)
My hand holding a bunch of tall brown grass with spikelets visible at the end of the stalks. There’s a lot more of it in the background
December 25, 2024 at 6:09 PM
caslon.bsky.social
MEADOW SPECIES FOR THE MEADOW GOD!
My mini native plant meadow planting on a steep hillside in front of woods. It still does not look like much but I’ve got 15 additional pots of Andropogon virginica (broomsedge) being planted.
September 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
nbrookus.bsky.social
📷🌱 Broomsedge - Andropogon glomeratus I think but could also be A. virginicus #naturephotograpy
A cone of dry stems facing upward. The stems are light orange at the bottom turning yellow at the ends. Among the cluster are the feathery white heads of seeds.
February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
nbrookus.bsky.social
🌱📷 I've had my head down taking a bit of a social media break because there's only so much politics I can handle. I'll be back posting photos and weird creations soon, but in the meantime enjoy this broomsedge (Andropogon glomeratus)
A spray of tan grass blades facing up. The blades glow yellow in the sun. At the top they split into finer strands and show the fuzz of seed heads ready to take flight in the wind.
January 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
travisaniles.bsky.social
Blue Wood Aster, Early Saxifrage and woodrush (Luzula multiflora). I have some bergamot and blue stem broomsedge seeds on the way
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
giftedprairie.bsky.social
We don’t get snow too often in the south but when we do, it’s magical. #nativeplantsofgeorgia
Christmas Fern Rivercane Broomsedge Muhly grass
January 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
wearegonnafindout.bsky.social
(plants, continued)
Broomsedge bluestem Some manner of clubmoss Moss, fallen leaves, and partridgeberry peeking through Woolgrass
December 21, 2024 at 4:23 AM
timgavrich.bsky.social
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November 26, 2024 at 2:38 PM
citymousegarden.bsky.social
That thing where you get up fully intending to function but are so tired you immediately climb back into your bed full dressed with coffee and impulse buy some #NativePlants #seeds instead.

#gardening #SmallJoys #BrighterFuture 🌱
Screenshot of thumbnail images for Lemon Mint (Monarda Citriodora), Maryland Meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana), Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), & Bushy Bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus). Screenshot of thumbnail images for Seed Box (Ludwigia alternifolia), Clasping Coneflower (Rudbeckia amplexicaulis), Starry Silphium (Silphium asteriscus), & Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata).
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
caslon.bsky.social
Plants acquired.
Looking down at an assortment of trays containing small potted native plants, fresh from the nursery. The trays are lined up on a patchy lawn along the top of a stone retaining wall. At the top of the frame, beyond the retaining wall, we see a green garden hose and a post defining the edge of the planting area. The plants are: 20 Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), 5 Deertongue grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum), and 3 each of Slender goldenrod (Solidago erecta), Lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata), Roundleaf thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium), Spotted bee balm (Monarda punctata), and Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus). Go birds.
March 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
bloodandsawdust.bsky.social
With a beautiful day and the folks away, it’s time to start processing the bluestem for brooms. I think it will make an excellent intermediary between a soft broomsedge broom and a hard stick besom. With a coarse seed head at the top, it won’t carry so many fluffy seeds like the broomsedge.
Cut Big Blue Stem ready to be processed into primitive brooms.
November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
caslon.bsky.social
My 80-plant order came in a week early and I was not planning on planting this weekend. 😬
Three flats of grasses and sedges on a brick path in front of a fence: in front is a tray of 50 plugs of a short sedge (Carex swanii), to the right are 15 plugs of little bluestem (Schizychirium scoparium), and in the back are 15 quart sized pots of broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus).
September 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
bloodandsawdust.bsky.social
The Mountain Laurel (right) worked well in the making, will have to see how well it lasts in the using. #broommaking #bushcraft
Two handmade brooms: on left made from native broomsedge, on right made from Mountain Laurel.
March 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
bubbamccool.bsky.social
Picture taken a couple hours ago after being stuck in traffic. I decided I should stop and take some pictures to relax.

#TextureTuesday #EastTexas #LakeSteinhagen #TexasNature #MacroPhotography #Nature #WildTexas #Photography #BotanicalArt #LandscapePhotography #Texas #MartinDiesStatePark
Delicate native Texas grass seed heads shimmer in the golden light near Lake Steinhagen in East Texas, their fine filaments glowing against the soft blur of water and sky. The photograph captures the rich natural texture and detail of wild bluestem grasses—possibly broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) or splitbeard bluestem (Andropogon ternarius)—two native species known for their feathery seed plumes that reflect autumn sunlight. This close-up macro landscape emphasizes texture, depth, and the organic patterns found in East Texas nature photography. A perfect example of Big Thicket serenity and botanical artistry, blending fine art composition with local ecology to highlight the seasonal beauty of native Texas flora.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
meristemgrows.bsky.social
Gary Smith did some cool art with bundles years ago. I think of broomsedge.
January 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
nativehavens.bsky.social
...Some ideas of species that could be up for the challenge (drought, poor soil, high pH): Lyre Leaf Sage, Calico Aster, Gray Goldenrod, Stiff Goldenrod, Mtn. Mints, 'Cape Breeze' Switchgrass, Broomsedge, Little Bluestem, Prairie Dropseed, Prairie Clover, Side Oats, etc. Do you like this idea?
December 5, 2024 at 6:57 PM
grayherndon.bsky.social
Agalinis purpurea (Purple False Foxglove)
Agastache nepetoides (Yellow Giant Hyssop)
*Agastache scrophulariifolia (Purple Giant Hyssop)
*Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)
Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge)
*Anemone virginiana (Thimbleweed)

(3/so many)

#nativeplants #virginianativeplants
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
elypaul.bsky.social
Some of the native plants I started from seed, for use in my guerrilla gardening activities.
#nativeplants
Common milkweed Little bluestem and broomsedge Black-eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta) Virginia Wild Rye
May 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM
hungryhookfarm.bsky.social
This is the first time I've heard it called "whiskey grass." It's much less misleading than "Broomsedge."
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM